Down East Magazine, July 2017

Features Best of Maine We spend a year thinking about it, a few months arguing about it, and hours counting your votes for it. Here’s our annual list of Maine’s best everything. Christina and Me A novelist reveals what it’s like to spend three years immersed in Christina’s World, Andrew Wyeth’s most famous — and divisive, and enigmatic — work. By Christina Baker Kline Peaceful & Pristine Residents of Grand Lake Stream have safeguarded thousands of acres of forest. Now they’re fighting for their community’s future. By Caitlin Shetterly Departments Where in Maine? Connect The Mail North by East Opinions, Advisories, and Musings from the Length and Breadth of Maine Down East Dispatches News You May Have Missed Mountain Maven A Hike with Aislinn Sarnacki A Tempestuous Term Choppy Water for Sea Grant Talk of Maine Colby College Goes to Town Dooryard Living the Maine Life Home A Chapel Conversion Garden Waterfront Wonder Making it in Maine Wild Blueberry Bubbly Recipe Zucchini Fritters My Maine Building a Fort Guide Food, Drink, Arts, and Culture in Maine Dining Portland’s Tipo Music From the Top in Mount Vernon Art Jonathan and Kate Mess Events Culture on Campus On the cover: Popham Beach in Phippsburg by Benjamin Williamson